Jessica Chastain is the latest major name to emerge in the casting for
Christopher Nolan's top secret sci-fi project
"Interstellar," which already has
Matthew McConaughey and
Anne Hathaway set for lead roles.

Based on an original screenplay by Nolan's brother
Jonathan Nolan (who worked on the Batman films and executive produces CBS'
"Person of Interest"), "Interstellar" is said to involve time travel, an interstellar voyage and the
scientific theories of Caltech physicist
Kip Thorne. It's
scheduled to open Nov. 7, 2014.

Deadline reports Chastain is in talks for the third lead role in the film, which would represent one of her first projects since landing her second consecutive Oscar nomination (last year for "The Help" and this year for "Zero Dark Thirty").

Chastain also recently joined the cast of
Guillermo del Toro's upcoming horror film
"Crimson Peak" along with
Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Stone and
Charlie Hunnam.